German Imperial Naval Office

Imperial Naval Office
Reichsmarineamt
Agency overview
FormedApril 1, 1889 (1889-04-01)
DissolvedJuly 15, 1919 (1919-07-15)
Superseding agency
  • Marineleitung
JurisdictionReich Chancellery
HeadquartersLeipziger Platz (until 1914)/
Bendlerblock, Berlin
Agency executive

The Imperial Naval Office (German: Reichsmarineamt) was a government agency of the German Empire. It was established in April 1889, when the German Imperial Admiralty was abolished and its duties divided among three new entities: the Imperial Naval High Command (Kaiserliches Oberkommando der Marine), the Imperial Naval Cabinet (Kaiserliches Marinekabinett) and the Imperial Naval Office performing the functions of a ministry for the Imperial German Navy.